Testimonies for the Church Volume 1 - A New You Ministry

eye toward your brethren at Battle Creek and pray God to help them in keeping thefort.When my husband was inactive, and I was kept at home on his account, Satan waspleased, and no one was pressed by him to cast upon us such trials as are mentionedin the foregoing pages. But when we started out, December 19, 1866, he saw thatthere was a prospect of our doing something in the cause of Christ to the injury of hiscause and that some of his deceptions upon the flock of God would be exposed. Hetherefore felt called upon to do something to hinder us. And in no way could he soeffectually do this as to lead our old friends at Battle Creek to withdraw their sympathyand cast burdens upon us. He took advantage of every unfavorable circumstance anddrove matters as by steam power.But, thank God, he did not stop us nor fully crush us. Thank God that we still liveand that He has returned graciously to bless His erring, but now repenting, confessingpeople. Brethren, let us love them the more and pray for them the more now that Godmanifests His great love to them.629